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How Zappos and Southwest Airlines Build Job Applicant Communities

Hireology

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, many employers across the country have had to temporarily pause hiring. While nobody knows how long Covid-19 will impact the employment market, it’s still important to prepare for future job openings to avoid starting from scratch once hiring picks back up.

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14 Ways the LGBTQ2+ Community Wants You to Celebrate Pride

Rally Recruitment Marketing

The other was an airline with 50 or so of their employees walking together with t-shirts showing that they’re part of the company’s LGBTQ2+ community. . They even hired BIPOC and Queer models for the campaign. We need support for legal rights, full benefits and complete acceptance within a company’s workplace culture.

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All-In At Acara: Rebecca Furrer

Acara Solutions

Before Acara, I worked for Southwest Airlines as a Maintenance Training Technician. To my surprise, I was hired based on my customer service experience and began my career with Acara, where I still am 8 years later! I process both payrolled and recruited hires. They have worked to provide great benefits for us to enroll in.

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The Top-Rated Workplaces in 2019

Indeed

Following Adobe, we see a few familiar names: social media giant Facebook and Southwest Airlines rank second and third, respectively, with Facebook placing in the top five for the third year running and Southwest Airlines placing in the top five for the fourth year in a row. . Southwest Airlines. Founded: 1967. HQ: Dallas, TX.

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20 Companies Actively Hiring and Supporting Veterans

Eightfold

These 20 companies understand the value veterans bring to the workforce, which is why they are actively involved in hiring and supporting vets. . Banking services provider Capital One is committed to hiring former military service members and their spouses. Its commitment to hiring veterans extends beyond its own workforce, as well.

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Barriers that keep neurodiverse applicants out of the workforce

Leoforce

Not only does solely hiring candidates based on a technicality create risk, but it also blocks out an entire pool of candidates that could potentially be better-suited and more likely to succeed in a role. It is more common for employers to hire generalists rather than specialists who excel in a certain area. The bias is systematic.

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How Delta Is Using Innovative Programs to Drive Equity and Internal Mobility

Linkedin Talent Blog

After starting out at the airline 14 years ago as a part-time gate agent, Melvina eventually became a full-time customer service representative. Pivoting to skills-first helps Delta pursue its equity mission Delta’s new upskilling programs are part of the company’s larger efforts to adopt a skills-first approach to hiring and managing talent.

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